Magazine Flip

I thought this project was challenging yet fun.  I really like the challenge of drawing the faces upside down yet at the same time right side up but that was really just due to the magazine page I chose.  What I liked most about this project was the old man on the picture to the left and how I accidentally made him look like that one angry meme cat whose like "no". My least favorite part was the snickers it was really hard getting it exactly right.  If I were to do this project over again I would have taken more time on the snickers logo and snickers bar itself.

3 Frame Water Color

I did not like this project.  I thought the water colors were really hard to use and deal with.  Also I didn't like the concept I chose to much but I had already committed to it by the time I started painting.  What I liked about this project was my rocket.  I like the rocket.  What I didn't like about this project was everything else.  My favorite part of this project was when I was finished. If I was to do this project again, I wouldn't do it at all because I didn't like this project.

Made up Character

This was my favorite project of the entire year.  I had a really gun time on it and I loved being able to just create your own character and run wild with it.  What I liked about this piece was just the overall piece itself I thought was brilliant.  My favorite part was the character however.  I really liked getting him right.  What I didn't like about this project would probably the wall to floor transition looks a little wonky but besides that I love everything.  The hardest part of this piece was defiantly  mixing the colors to get the exact shade you wanted especially after painting one day then having to get the exact shade you had the day before.  If I were to do this project again the only thing I would change would be the wall to floor thing.

Skeleton Character

I enjoyed this piece, I liked the challenge of drawing a childhood character that I had grown up with.  Also it was interesting drawing from a new perspective like drawing the skeleton of that character.  On this project I think I did very well and I think I did things to the best of my ability which I cant say that often. I think the project went smoothly the only thing I have to complain about would be that I misjudged the length of the left arm compared to the right arm.  If i were to do the project again I would make some minor fixes here and there to get things in tip top shape.  The  most difficult part of this piece was making the skeleton line up and fit inside the original. From this piece I learned many things but the main thing I learned was how to draw mighty mouse.

Scavenger Hunt

I had a good time on this project. I thought it was cool how we were able to use objects from our own houses so that each of the things on the page were not just from some bin in the art room. I think that I did relatively well on this piece. I think that the lego alien and the ticket turned out well. On the other hand, I don't really like the playing card of the stamp.  If I were to do the project over again I would have spent more time on the pen and and used a thinner pencil on the stamp to get those finer details.  The most difficult part of this project, along with the regular drawing aspect, would probably be the shading.  From this piece I learned how to shade and as always it improved my overall drawing skills.

Letter Overlap

I thought this project was kind of boring actually just because it was so time consuming and in the end it just looks like a jumble of letters. I think this piece was very successful, it certainly kept up with the criteria that was assigned for this piece. The overlapping was a little hard a times to make sure you were painting in the designated areas rather than the white spaces. If I were to do this project over again I might put as much time into the left one as I did in the right one. The most difficult part of this piece was keeping the black in the letters and the white in the empty space and also the painting was a little complicated, just because there was so much i had to paint in some spaces and so little in others. I think this project locked in place the ability to paint lines and not got them to sketchy or bumpy.  Also I learned how much paint I need to paint in a certain area so I actually gained a lot of knowledge while doing this project.

Letter Abstract

On this piece I like I did a relatively good job. I don't really like the "D" and the "O" is a little shaky but besides that I think I did this project well. I thought the lightning "L" was the coolest and I was quite proud of myself when I pulled it off.  I do think the "L" is kind of sloppy but overall its my favorite of the four letters.  If I were to do the project over again I would have taken more time and paid more attention to the little details. I wouldn't have rushed myself and let myself slow down a little. If I did it over I would have made the "D" better I might have even given it a different style.  The most difficult part of this project was the painting. I think this was the first project we did with paint (besides the color wheel) but I was still getting used to it and a lot of the lines are harsh due to that. From this piece I learned how to paint better and I learned how to make defined lines with paint.

The Great Doodle

On this project our goal was to make many different kinds of doodles in a creative way.  I think this piece went alright I liked certain doodles more than I did others.  For instance I really think I did good on the bulging squares on the left, where on the two on the bottom don't look that great.  If I were to do this project over again I would have tried to think of more creative doodles to do in certain sectors. The hardest part of this project was thinking of the different doodles to draw, and them to show them on paper once I had them in my head.  From this piece I learned how to doodle constructively as well as draw different types of doodles.

Clay Projects

On this project we made to clay creations one was a mug or bowl.  I made a mug.  The next creation we made was of a creature or something of our choice.  I made "Patrick" from the show "Spongebob Squarepants".  They were both really fun to do and I enjoyed them both.  I think I was pretty successful on both the mug and Patrick. I think that looked relatively normal as mugs and sea stars go.  Everything was smooth sailing on these projects except for a few things.  For one, the mug was a little lumpy and not perfectly shaped and Patrick kept falling apart.  So bad in fact that when he was fired one of his legs got lost in the process.  If I were to do these projects over I would have constructed Patrick better and shaped the mug more symmetrically.  From this piece I learned how to deal with clay and how to properly mold something.

Color Wheel

This project was a color wheel project where the ultimate goal was to get every color in the visible color spectrum. I had a good time with this piece.  There were times when I thought it was a little more boring than some other pieces we've done but overall it was good.  I think this project was pretty successful, I got the general idea for what I had to do but at the same time I wish I had put a little more time into it to make it look better.  Some things that didn't work was that I kept accidentally painting places I didn't want to like in other colors or on the white surrounding it.  If I were to do this project over again I would have gone slower and took my time on it rather than just trying to get it done.  The most difficult part was painting in the line because if you got some paint in a section you didn't was you would have to wait until it dried to fix it.  From this project I learned how to get the right color by mixing paints I also learned how to properly maintain a paintbrush.

Two Point Perspective

In my opinion I thought this project was very fun. I had a good time with it and I liked drawing a city in 2-point.  I think I did alright on this project overall.  On this project I got the overall concept of the 2 point perspective down.  Unfortunately though I the drawing part doesn't look that great.  If I were to do this project over again I would put more details in and make the city more realistic.  The most difficult part of this piece was I kept accidentally confusing the bottom lines with the top so I would have to erase to get it right.  I learned from this piece how to draw buildings and larger things in a two point perspective format.

One Point Perspective Hallways

I had fun on this project.  It was really cool to learn how to draw hallways.  I think I did very well on this project although I would say that the actual hallway turned out better than the made up colored hallway though.  Things that worked on this project are that I was able to draw the far away things as far away.  If I were to do this project over again I would put more time into the "make your own" hallway and be sure to draw the letters according to the slant of the hallway.  The most difficult part of this piece was drawing the things at the end of the hallway because I had to make them very thin.  From this piece I learned how to draw things far away in a hallway.  I also learned how to draw things in one point perspective, besides letters.

Two Point Perspective Name

I thought this piece was challenging but rewarding.  I think it turned out well in the end and now I understand how to use two point perspective which could be useful in the future.  I think I did well on this piece because it actually looks like its coming at you and that was the overall goal.  I think mostly everything worked well on this project except for the the second "s" at the end, it doesn't look as good as it could have.  If I were to do the project over again I would fix it and maybe move the whole center to the left a little to make room for more of my last name.  The most difficult part of this project was making all the curves look good and drawing in such a small space at the end.  I learned how to do two point perspective from this piece and that is a very useful skill to have.

One Point Perspective Name

I thought this piece was a good time and I had fun.  I feel very successful on this piece because I accomplished what I wanted to achieve.  The flat lines on this project worked much better than the curvy lines.  If I was to do this project over again I would have drawn my lines lighter so there wouldn't be so many eraser lines.  The most difficult part about this project was the curvy parts in the "s" and "r". In this piece I learned how to write words from a one point perspective.  It was a fun project.

Action Figure

I thought this piece was fun do.  It was very enjoyable, but it was difficult as well.  I think I did pretty well on this piece overall.  Some spots were harder than others but I think that when it comes down to it this was a successful drawing.  The best parts I did on this piece was the clothing and the body, where as the worst parts were the face and I need to work on proportions more.  If I were to do this again I would make the "skirt" longer to cover his legs more and make his torso less wide above his belt.  The most difficult part of this piece was the face.  It was hard getting the angles of the nose and the eyes to be off center when hes at an angle.  In this piece I learned how to show folds in clothing as well as draw action figures.

Still Life

This piece was very hard and a lot harder than the pop can drawing.  I think I did okay on this piece, it certainly isn't my best work but I did put a lot of effort into it.  I like the most leftward bucket the best in this piece and the rest isn't as good.  The metal flower candle  holder was by-far the hardest and the worst part about this drawing.  I wish I would have had more time to work on it.  If I could do it over again I would have gone slower and made sure to erase my mistakes better.  As well as not be so sloppy in some areas. The most difficult part to draw was the metal candle holder because it was shiny as well as very spindly and it had many small markings all over it, which was hard to portray.  From this piece I learned about shading and how to show proportions.

Pop Can Drawings

This project was very fun.  I had a good time working on this project and I would do it again if given the chance for a grade.  I would say that I did ok on this piece I could have done if there was more time given.  The work is a little shoddy in some places.  I think that I was able to get an alright representation of the pop cans on this project.  Although I did screw up, especially on the pull tabs and the outline of the un-crushed cans sides.  If I was to do this project over again I would go more carefully and make sure to draw more smooth.  The most difficult part was the lid and the pull tabs and also the dents on the crushed can.  It was hard because it was hard to represent 3-d crushes on 2-d paper.  I learned how difficult it is to draw crushed cans.  I also did learn at least a little bit of how to draw crushed cans